Blackwood Trading, LLC to Host the Financial Services Industry's First Direct Access Roundtable On February 20.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Industry Leaders to Discuss How Recent Changes in Technology and New SEC Rules Will Impact Online Trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. Blackwood Trading, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a premier financial software development and leading direct access provider, today announced that it will host the first direct access trading Direct access trading is a technology which allows stock traders to trade directly with market makers or specialists, rather than trading through stock brokers.[1] roundtable. Topics to be discussed will include how changes in technology such as SuperSOES(SM) and SuperMontage, and the new SEC disclosure regulations will impact online trading. The roundtable will be held in conjunction with the International Online Trading Expo on Tuesday, February 20, from 8:00-9:00 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Participants include Blackwood Trading Managing Partners Benjamin Weinger and Craig Schlifstein, Tradescape CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Omar Amanat Omar S. Amanat is a U.S. businessman and entrepreneur. Named one of Wall Street's "Top Ten Most Influential Technologists" Mr Amanat was a pioneer in the electronic brokerage industry. , Onsite Trading President Gary Mednick and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. E-Finance Analyst Russell Keene. The moderator moderator - A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated mailing list or Usenet newsgroup. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup. will be Scott Kursman of the Securities Industry Association's General Counsel Office. "In recent months, financial service industry leaders have debated several hot-topic issues including new trading technology platforms such as SuperSOES(SM) and SuperMontage, and new SEC regulations regarding payment for order flow and best execution practices," said Craig Schlifstein, managing partner, Blackwood Trading. "Our goal in offering this roundtable is to help educate the general public and trading community on how these issues will impact the future of online trading." For more information on the event or to attend, please contact Karen M. Genicola, director, Blackwood Trading at (212) 655-1770 x237 or Karen@blackwoodtrading.com. About Blackwood Trading, LLC Headquartered in the heart of New York's financial district, Blackwood Trading (www.blackwoodtrading.com) is a premier financial software development and trading management company offering one of the most advanced direct access trading systems in the financial community. Blackwood ranks in the top ten online brokers in the U.S. based on equivalent volume. Blackwood's technology is changing the way Wall Street trades securities by providing its retail and institutional customers with direct, equal access to all sources of liquidity, and by offering unbiased, electronic order routing technology that automates the strategies of Blackwood's most successful Wall Street traders. |
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